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The Washington critic., 1887-01-27
GEN. STONES VINDICITION.
The Cause of His Arrest and Imprison.
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The Cause of Hi. Arrest and Imprison-
ment in Fort Lafayette.
Colonel Alexander Hamilton, who
was the brother.iu-law aud chief of
staff of General Henry ~. ilulleck,
has written the following letter to the
New York Hcr"id, which appears in
print this morning, explaining how the
gross injustice of the late General
Charles p. Stones arrest and incarcer.
alton in Fort Lafayette came about.
This will be pleasant reading to many
people here who never believed that
General Stone was treated justly, or
that he was either disloyal or u
coward
THE disastrous battle of Balls
Bluff" says Col. Hamilton, occurred
October 20. Two hundred and eighteen
Union soldiers were killed; among
them the lamented Colonel Baker,
known as California Baker. The
policy of the movement in connection
with the causes of the failure was dis.
cussed by army officers and others at
the White House, and although the in.
adequate means of transportation across
the river superior force of the enemy,
impracticability through lack of trans
portation of furnishing reinforcements,
and the unfavorable spot for crossing
were taken into consideration. the
fault of disaster was placed on
alleged disobcdience of orders by Gen.
eral Charles p. Stone. General Stone
was ordered to Washington, and upon
of hn haI frtt n
named llendrickson and his wife pass
TO use day or night and that they had
betrayed our army, General Stone was
arrested, and without trial or court.
martial Of any kind was sent under
military guard 10 Fort Lafayette. This
was condemned in military circles at
Washington as an unwarranted and ar
bitrnry procedure, and was attributed at
| the time to personal enmity on the part
of Senator Sumner.
in July of 1862" Colonel Hamilton
goes on 10 say, Il met colonel in
New York, who had just resigned from
service, who produced some papers,
and said; Nou know the signature of
many old army officers. Whose is
| this 2 ] looked at 1t carefully and
| answered: Colonel Robert Williams,
assistant acknowledgement to General
Banks, That's so. said he. You
may read It,. 1t was pass to Hen.
erickson and his wife to pass our lines
night or day. why, that, said |
was charged against General Charles
p. Stone, for the alleged granting Of
which he was arrested aud ordered to
Fort Lafayette by General Mcclellan.
You must go and see him at once and
show him this
II could not induce him to do so.
however; but Immediately communi.
Gated with General Halleck. This was
on Saturday. The following Wednes.
day General Stone was in Washington.
General Halleck told me that he went
himself to the War Department, had
all the records searched, and that there
was not the scratch of pen against
General Charles p. Stone. General
Stone was restored TO his rank, hi:
back pay given him and he was sent to
General Banks in New Orleans. lie
distinguished himself at Port Hudson
and served his country faithfully, as he
always had done. His honorable ca
reer since the war need not refer to.
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amendment proposed, 1t should be
submitted to the several states at the
earliest date practicable. Many of the
Legislatures are now In session and
their unanimous approval Of the
change simply awaits an opportunity
TO express It. Congress will readily
perceive the awllwarlness and incon'
sistency of celebrating the Inaugural
tion of our next President on the 18th
of March, 1880, and celebrating the
Inauguration Of our frsl President on
the 30th OF April, Such an arrange
ment would sadly interfere with the
symmetry and success of the Cen.
tcnnial.
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THE SILVER BRIDGE.

The sunset fades along the shore
And faiUf- behind you rosy reach NJ sea,
Might falls again, but gli HD more,
No mora, no more,
My love returns 10 me;
Tile lonely moon builds soft and slow
Her silver bridge across The main,
But him who sleeps the wave below
Love waits in vain
An no, Hh, no,
He never comes again
But while -ome ni2ht beside the Eal
watch, when sunsets red mas e-I-cl 10 burn
That silver path and sigh, "Ah. fnr,
All, me, nh, me,
lie never will return
IT, on that bridge NJ rlppHg i:h',
His h0InewHrd feet should lind their way,
! III ould not wonder az the si2hi,
But Ouly say,
"Ah, love my love,
knew yVu would not stay
Il Elizabeth Akega.
The Washington critic., 1887-01-27

DU. WILLIAM y. HAMMOND cf New
York writes aud talks dramatically,
but like many others who do the same,
he does not believe that grammar
should be taught in the schools-in
any school except in the senior year of
a university course. lie says, and says
truly, that mo child ever learned to
speak good English by studying gram
mar lie says further; "rhe study
of It is an ingenious device to drive a
poor little brain into early decropitude,
and the only reason It does no man
harm is that no one really understands
its rules" The Doctor is much nearer
right than the schoolmasters will ad'
nit We have long been Of the opinion
that the grammar as Il textbook should
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FgH Observation-Disclosures.

NOR sALE-Farms Adjoining the
Il Prcsident's one OF 80, ON. of 10 and ont
of 10 acres special bargains. CuLLENANt
81 McDEltMOTT, real estate brokers, 1876 III
At \ W.
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" Popular. Bright and Newsy."

THE WASHINGTON CRITIC is popular
paper with the masses. 1t is bright and
newsy 1t leads in Its society items. Wewlll
publish next week an article from Its col
umps on "Jedge Waxem, the new Member
from Wayback.n 1t will make you roar.
All our citizens should take this Washing
ton evening paper. ltreaches here on the
night train, giving all the Congressional
and Press news up to four O'Clock in the
evening" - Winchester (Va.) Times.
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TIE Right sort.

What queer titles men get in secret so
cieties,' soiloquIzed Mrs. snaggs, as she
read an invitation to her husband to attend
a iamhnree of the Exalted Grand Nephews
OF the Man in the Moon. "llere Is name,
John IoRes, Il. p. NJ, and right under 1t
X. $. V. P.;' that's u sort Of vlce-presi-
dent. | eXpeet. VI pittsburg Chronicle.
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II Might Have Been worse.

A Massachusetts, mau who lay down in an
old tannery to sleep OF drunk was bitten
in 4i2 different places by rats before he So
bered up sufficient TO know what was going
on. He, however, illtters himself that II
was better than havlng them in his boots
Detroit Free Press.
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THOMASJ. FISHER & CO.,
1924 f street northwest,
NOR RENT-A First-Class Boarding

EOR RENT--A Glass boarding
Il house or I'd class hotel, complete; fitted
up with store and basement suitable FOR
oyster or eatlng-house; ranges, hot and cold
water In all $ stories; gas In all the rooms;
BATHROOM and water:closet; - rooms, not
including basement; this Is tirst-class bus.
square from Nayy.Yard gate, squares from
Anacostia Bridge, corner Eighth and X SITS $
G. Apply to Weller & Repetti, No. 3ai Pa ave
Sc. or tod. ]. Hall No. 400 18th st $ W; good
lnducement to The right party.
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COLUMBIA SHIRT CO., Harry g..
No. 14i9 N Y ave a full line of one of the best
selected stocks of gents furnishing goods In
the city. A speciality In hne dress shirts,
ready made and 10 order
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w ANTED-At III 8 st W, "a Re-
w spectacle white girl to do general
housework in small family of 8; German or
Ennllsh rreterrnl
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AUCTION SALES.
Q. DUvALL, AuctIonecr.

AA
TRUSTEES SALE OF REAL ESTATE STU;
ATE ON THE NORTH SIDE OF SPRING
STREET, NEAR PINEY BRANCH,
COUNTY OF WASHINGTON. D. C.
by virtue of two several trust deeds TO mo,
datcd-onc october 10, 1873, recorded same
day, Liber ,}3, folio iae, one OF the Land
Records for said county; the other dated May
Z, 1874 recorded May 4, 1874, Libcr 80, folio
i0i, one of the Land Records for said county
Il, MS trustee, at the request of the party
holding the notes secured by said two several
trust deeds. will sell at public auction In
front of said premises. on iTH DAY OF
FEBRUARY, 1887, at = O'Clock y. M, all those
following lots Of land mentioned In said frst
trust deed, viz: Nos 0, Z, s. o, II, 1e, 13, II, 49,
10, IL 4, TO- -, q, q, % and -, as per Lewis
subdivision, Dubois survey, is;9; and also
same time and place, all those following lots
of land mentioned in said second trust deed,
VIZ. Nos. l. q g. L. q, T. 0, II, Il? 10, II, 10, 49,
IL, IL, 10, 70, 81, ~, % and u, as per Lewis
subdivision, Dubois survey, September, 1873.
Terms Of sale cash; all conveyancing at
purchasers 3 expense.
HENRY II, wIswALI, Trustee.
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~ ". :. PnELPs, photographer
4 q. for past II years connected with Pho.
tograyh Dcp't, U. y Treasury. Is. now located
at PHELPS & BAllR'S "Washlugton City
Portrait Studio" 0sI Pa ave lover Vogt'sl,
where YOU arc invited TO see samples OF their
work.
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ID wAsutNaToN,s Magic Cream or

T'HE Fred w. Evans Dining Rooms,
i ST 0la + st n W, continues to serve the
limited or fixed meals. Bill Of fare at follow
ing rates: Breakfast, f5c; lunch, f0c; dinner,
hoard go. meal tirtets rHr si. III fnr 81
AL orders filed promptly, and In the best
manner known to the trade.
L. W. EVANS, Proprietor.
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ENGRAVED PLATE, 81; Printing
II 80 visiting cards from same, 4jc; print
ing 100 visiting cards from the same, 15c;
lithograph check books made to order.
j. l.. KERvAND, l0i9 Pa ave n W.
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GENERAL AND CRIrICULAR.

THE EAsHIoNABLE FEEDER.
At banquet one night hungry crowd
rushed,
Yelling: "Wallow, hog wallow, hog
wallow.r
And the pigs in the alley with one accord
blushed,
squealing: 'Wallow, hog wallow, hog
wallow.n
mo wonder we're left in the alley and
street,
Shut ut from the barQuet and those who
there meet,
With that style Of manners we cannot com
pete.
Oh, wallow, hog wailow, hog wallow.n
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THOMAS a. Edison is going South
for his health and has had laboratory
fitted up for experiments at his place in
Florida. 1t would greatly expedite
Mr.. Edison's search for health to leave
his laboratory at home.
The Washington critic., 1887-01-27

One OF the meu1est of all the lies of
the Senatorial campaign is the story eN'
tensively circulated and published in
many leading papers with harsh COM
mcnt, that cN Governor Porter, Assist
ant Secretary Of State, went over to
Nashville and took activc part in the
Tennessee contos'. As he has not been
out Of the city for some months aud
kept clear OF the Tennessee scramble,
it is due to Mr.. Porter that the refula.
tion of the scandal should have at least
the publicity that was given to the
scandal.
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"ENGLAND's foreign relations are
friendly says Her Majesty. What a
Pickwickian lot of warriors she must
take the American Congress 10 be.
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WRNTEp...hOuSES.

w TANTED-Houses-w have In
w quiries every day for houses TO rent,
and our supply beirg exhausted, we can rent
a number of desirable houses II placed in our
hands. MASON, SHOEMAKER u STALEY,
1921 st, basement.
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WTANTED-For Store Work, an EN-
w perienced hand on ladies' fine under
wear; work TO be done nt home. Give name
and address UNDERWEAR. Critic oliCO.
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WANTED KELp...FEMALE.

The toiiol"lH1 CidSs or dfcsTtiss3eRts, Sych
as lIGats, nor sale or RtHt and SbRii4r small
notices, four liH6S or leSs, one time, IS esatS.
tW0 tiDltS, DO cents. MrCe tiHi6s, SO csEts.
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FOR RENT---nOUSES,

NOR RENT-Uousc with Mod imps,
Il 3l3D st II W. Inquire ON premises.
EOI NENT-A Brick House, Four
IL rooms, baywindow. kitchen, water In
front OF the door; rents for $40 per month.
3(y St cor I'd Sc
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THE Senate is in favor of Home
Rule for the District of Columbia.
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4 conscientious individual

A correspondent at Bridgeport, Coun,
writes as follows; About twenty years ago
there resided ln this State queer, eccen-
tric genius 10y the name Of Andrew Green,
and an equally as eccentric lawyer by tue
name Of Brown. Green had inherited
about 100000, aud being duly impressed
with the Importance OF the matter deter
mined-lil,e all men of wealth-to make
his will. Accordingly he called in lawyer
Brown for that purpose. Tie will was
drawn ana left in the possession Of the
lawyer. About Elk months after Green
called on tue lawyer and requested TO see
the will IL was hauded to hin, when he
asked Brown TO read # to him. His re-
quest was compiled with, he giving strict
attention while it was being read. After
the reading was ilolshed Green, with
solemn face, turned to the lawyer and
said:
brown, have given my soul to God in
that wiilF'
Tho lawyer, IN looking 1t over, could not
ind that Important provision, and replied
to hin that he had not.
Then said Green, "lt aIn't worth a
----.D
The viii was torn up and Green lndlg-
nanty left the Office.
TIM Carlos airTtsiag roteg arc lOOcr
H0H o0y doig gapefi, BuhigioR,
"T~niag n rirewati3n t,ptel Gaa
aV He oHof rim poptfs.
wan n igm ,aic pid rer,gli.cd p3pp.
hr''y RhHo bo'mciint tor airJ,'sioD II,
hc Uigirict.
H5 deii,e,ed Jy ca,,ias at3j cents per
month.
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Did you goto the Chinese ball2

Major stofah, who is quite musical, was
out in society few evenings since and had
sung two or three times for the company.
About midnight he remarked to a small
group:
"Well, l think will slug one more song
and 20 home"
SAB, Major,n said a hrown-eyei girl,
"can't YOU 20 home ilrst?n
He could and did.
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QUEEN VICTORIA is not In favor of
Home Rule for Ireland
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- I%ENEET/fW

BUSINESS COLLEGE,
Burned out Dec, 3, will REOPEN MONDAY,
DECEMBER -, IN CQMMOpIouS HALLS,
NATIONAL BANK OF THE nEpUBLlC
BUILDING. SOUTHWEST CORNER L7Tli
AND D STREETS. Established IN ls9ii More .,r
College. Services OF It's graduates always
in demand. practical business edn.
cation that qualities young men and women
to support themselycs and successfully per
form the active duties Of life Thorough in
structlon given in Rapid Writing, the English
Language, Correspondence, Rapid Calcula-
tions, Bookkeeping. Business Practice, Com
mereial Law, Political Economy, stenography
and Type Writing. Regular day and even.
ing sessions. a full corps of teach
crs. Tuition fees, day sessions Regular
business course one year, go. payable $40 on
entering and balance In monthly installments
of $40 each year scholarship, In full on
entering, $50; tuition pei, quarter Of ten
sions-Year scholarship, $50 on entering; 3
months, SIS, payable 80 on entering and bal
ance In monthly installnents OF 50 each, or
sij in full on entering. Illustrated Circular
sent lree on application.
HENRY c. SPENCER. Principal.
MRS. SARA A. SPENCER, Vico-Principal.
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"lT Is said" that Mr.. Hearst of Cali
fornia spent $500, 600 for his election to
the United States Senate. This is the
biggest lie of the season. If he spent
$50, 900 it was fully up to the average
price of marketable votes.
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WANTED--.RODMS.

w AETED-By u Single GeutIemau,
w well furnished room. bath, bet q 81
and Pa ave and nth and 18th st. Address,
naming rent, PERMANENT Critic Office,
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EDUCATIONAL.

rI,YPE-wRITING thoroughly Taught
AT Room %, st. Cloud Building. References.
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ewaMoORE " sCHLEY

Connected with I. a. Evans S Co., Boston,;
f. L. Brewster II Co., Chicago; Corson s. Ma
cartney, Washington; Hubbard & Farmer,
Hartford; Warren N Quarles, Richmond.
Private Wire Connections. Buy and sell
Stocks, Bonds and Miscellaneous Securities
on New York Stock Exchange.
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The Ber|itz SChOO|Of Languages
ses 18th street Northwest,

AND ALL OTHER PRINCIPAL CITIES.
Recognized as superior to all other similar
Institutions. Unexcelled advantages for
learning CONVERSATION. Best Of native
teachers. Fee extremely low. New term now
for ladies, gentlemen and children. Trial les
sons free. Every Saturday LECTURES fres
TO pnpils. For programme aud admission
card apply at the school
The Washington critic., 1887-01-27

nYSTEISI Oystersi Oystersl If You
" want fresh oysters, fat and juicy, by the
pint. quart or gallon. wholesale or retail. do
not fall to buy them of BEALE'S Oyster Es
tablshment, 42i 10th st n W. You will get
them at reduced rates,
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,>SsaTHE ANNUAL MEETING

N-yesoTHE ANNUAL MEETING
kZJ OF the
WASHINGTON GAsLIGHT COMPANY
For the election of directors and tho trans
action of such business as may legally come
beforeit, will be held at the office of the com
pany on MONDAY, the 7th day of February,
1857. Polls open from IL O'Clock IN. to /
O'Clock p. m.
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e75s1OFFICE OF THE HERDIC
49, pIAErON COMPANY, 10TH AND
Z STREETS, SOUTHEAST,
WASHINGTON, ID. G., Jan. 10, 1887.
A special me citing Of the stockholders of the
office of the company, In the city of Washing
ton. d. c., on the 3lST DAY OF JANUARY,
1857, to vote for or against an increase of the
indebtedness Of the company TO the extent of
one hundred thousand dollars.
SAMUEL G. EBERLY,
r. BRUCE BARE.
Trustees
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High Art-The alegorIcal painting at the
top Of the Capitol rotunda.
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top Of the Capitol rotunda.
BY gravy said Chicago man the
ether night at the Chinese ball during sup
per, "this reminds me OF my native heath.m
"You don't have anything like this in
your town, do yousn inquired fellow
sandwich.
"Well, not exactly, but we have some
very fairsized hog packing establishments
in our town, you know"
LORD SALISBURY To SENATOR INGALLS,.
Oh, Ingalls,, stay thy ruthless hand
Have mercy on our stricken land,
And let Old England try her might
In showing thee she can do right
A thousand years our country's stood,
A monument to earthly good,
And wilt thou, with one cruel blow,
Lay all our pride and beauty lowg
Oh, do not in your irate haste
Make all this land bloody waste
Leave-leave our virtuous Queen her
crown,
And do not tear our cities down
Respect our statutes and our age
Respect our place on history's page
'Tls true that our ofIense is great,
But sweetest vengeance is not hate
Forgive, oh, Ingalls,, please forgive,
And in thy mercy let us live
The British Lion is at thy feet,
A suppliant for thy kindness, meet
His tawny name is ashen pale,
oh, Ingalls,, do not twist his tail
Look on us from thy dizzy height
OF martial glory, wondrous might,
Aud let our punishment be mild
A mother crying to her child
Is our appeal Oh, take the earth.
But spare the land that gave yours BIRTH
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E'OR SiLE-A Lady Having About
Il 10 bOardors wishes 10 sell the furniture
and good " Ill of the house; desirable location
aud paying business. Address S. j. NJ, Critic
nflire
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r RESPECTFULLY ANNOUNCE to
l. the public that have removed my dress.
making parlors to lilo + st N W and enlarged
my place of business. Ladies will find II TO
their advantage to call before going else
where; handsome suits made for s. and up
ward; evening costumes speciality:
MADAME PERLTE.
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.z.THE NATIONAL LIFE AND
~ MATURITY ASSOCIATION OF
WASHINGTON, d. g.

~ MATURITY ASSOCIATION OF
WASHINGTON, j. G.
1915 street northwest.
Issues Maturity Policies payable in cash at
Insurance Policies, guaranteed In amount
and with absolute limit of cost. Parties ia
miliar with life Insurance are invit ID TO ex-
anime the plan Those In search OF informa-
tion can always obtain It at the Office of the
association.
DIRECTORS;
Uoratio Browning, Samuel Norment,
William T.. Clark, James l.. Barbour,
Robert Boyd, Frank Hume,
Levi Woodbury., Seymour w. Tullock,
X. o. Eoltzman, u. Il. Baker,
James J.. Norris. John B. Larner,
=. s. Riddelle.
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s~yseDR. j. a. MCLEAN, Dentist,
RAS 7iJ Twelfth street.
First-class work at moderate prices. Gold
and Amalgam filling. Artificial Crowns per.
maneatly attached 10 roots Gold-lined Rub
Der plates; satisfaction guaranteed. Gentle
treatment assured.
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u IL. WHITE, stenographer and
~ typewriter; contracts and speciIlca-
tions of all kinds at reasonable ratcs;speechcs,
sermons, testimony, etc, accurately reported.
A few pupils taken ut moderate charge. 1906
Il st n w Room "a
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OFFICERS,

OFFlCERSi
HORATIO BROWNING, Pres't.
WILLIAM j.. CLARK, Nice-Pres't.
SAMUEL NORMENT, Treasurer.
GEO. d. ELDRlDGE, Sec. and Gen'l Man.
JOHN b. LARNER, Counsel.
=. S. RIDDELLE, NJ. D., Medical Director.
JOHN. II. HEIZER, General Agent.
GEO. j. EASTERDAY, Assistant Cashier.
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REAL ESTATE,

EOR sALE-The North Washington
Il Real Estate Company have large and
choice line of improved and unimprovcd prop.
erty for sale, offering rare chances for invest.
ment. Parties desiring to purchase or having
land for sale In the north or northeast sec.
tion of the city will find 1t to their advantage
to do SO through this company, which gives
It's whole attention and energy to the develop
ment of that part of the city. This company
has seventy thousand feet IN one tract on New
Also, 10000 acres Of improved farm lands
In Virginia for sale or exchange 1891 F st n W.
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

sSsz NJ. l.. WILCOX ~ CO., a05 ~. ST.,
~ near Pa. ave. n. w, are paying FAR
value for all Seaside Libraries, pamphlets anu
all kinds of scrond-h books. Every de.
sorlpilOn of socnnd. hand books for snlc.
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HOUSES FOR RENT.
LOANS,

In sums 10 suit at G per cent.
The above is only small portion OF prop
erty on my books. For full list call at Office
for bulletins Issued on Ist and 18th.
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FOR RENT-MlSCELLANEOUS.
FOR SALE-HOUSE5.

EOR RENT-Desk Room. For Par
Il tlculars Apply at ISL Pa ave W.